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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Olympic Games 2004 > Defensive approach is costing India dear: Rajinder 18.21 IST 24th Aug 2004 By IndiaExpress Bureau Indian hockey team is paying the price for not playing to their strength at the Athens Olympics, said former coach Rajinder Singh while blaming a defensive approach for the side's lacklustre show in the mega tournament. "The team had the potential to qualify for the semifinals and win a medal but it has now gone up in smoke. We should have played an attacking game, which has always been our strength," Rajinder said in New Delhi today. Rajinder, who was unceremoniously removed from the chief coach's post just a fortnight before the start of the Olympics, did not comment on the strategies of his successor Gerhard Rach of Germany. But he said the dreaded forward-line could have been used more effectively in all the matches. "The forward line looked like as if they were playing as defenders. They were highly successful only recently. But unfortunately we did not use the strikers to the best of their abilities," said Rajinder, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Games. "We used 80 per cent of the energy on defending. The outcome could have been different had we used the same energy on attacking." He also said he noticed the players committing a number of mistakes at crucial times. in-depth coverage > Olympic Games 2004 > |
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